Effective - 28 Aug 1971
265.444. Stop-sale order, when — seizure of product when, appeal. — 1. All poultry, meat or meat products intended for human consumption found by an inspector to be misbranded shall be ordered off-sale. Such stop-sale order shall specify the reason for its issuance and shall detail the character of the violation. No poultry, meat or meat products to which a stop-sale order applies shall be marketed until and unless the order has been withdrawn. The director shall withdraw a stop-sale order only upon his determination that the conditions leading to issuance of the order have been corrected.
2. If the conditions leading to the issuance of a stop-sale order have not been corrected within sixty days, the director may take possession or custody of the poultry, meat or meat products against which a stop-sale order has been issued. Upon ten days' notice to the owner, the poultry, meat or meat product shall be disposed of in a manner that is consistent with the public safety and interest. The owner or custodian of the poultry, meat or meat product shall not be entitled to any compensation or damages on account of such seizure or disposition. Any order for disposal of poultry, meat or meat products that have been seized shall be stayed by timely appeal as provided in chapter 536.
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(L. 1971 S.B. 39 § 4)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals
Chapter 265 - Regulation and Marketing of Agricultural Products
Section 265.010 - Definitions.
Section 265.020 - Director to promulgate standards — rulemaking, procedure.
Section 265.030 - Director to specify dates when standards become effective.
Section 265.040 - Authorized to cooperate with United States or any department.
Section 265.050 - Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond.
Section 265.060 - Appointment of inspectors — fees — suspension or revocation of license.
Section 265.070 - Appeal of inspector's decision — reasonable fee.
Section 265.080 - Certificate to be prima facie evidence.
Section 265.110 - Misrepresentation of grade, classification, quality or condition — penalty.
Section 265.120 - Rules for grading apples.
Section 265.130 - Apples — how marked — exemptions — penalty for violation.
Section 265.140 - Director to enforce — powers.
Section 265.150 - Merchandising fee imposed — exemptions.
Section 265.160 - Fees, when due — installment payments — records and reports of growers — penalty.
Section 265.170 - Unpaid fees to bear interest — manner of collection.
Section 265.180 - Creation of apple merchandising fund, not transferable.
Section 265.190 - Expenditure of moneys.
Section 265.200 - Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society.
Section 265.210 - Duty of state and county officers.
Section 265.220 - Prosecutions, procedure.
Section 265.280 - Definitions.
Section 265.283 - Sale of fresh meat from a foreign nation, when.
Section 265.286 - Label to include country of origin.
Section 265.289 - Department to enforce provisions — violations, procedure, penalty.
Section 265.300 - Definitions.
Section 265.310 - All commercial slaughter plants and meat processors regulated.
Section 265.320 - Certain operations exempted.
Section 265.330 - Meats section created — head of section, appointment, qualifications, duties.
Section 265.340 - Inspection supervisors, appointment, number, qualifications, compensation.
Section 265.350 - Inspectors, how assigned, duties.
Section 265.360 - Inspections, when conducted.
Section 265.380 - Unwholesome or adulterated meat to be marked, how.
Section 265.400 - Labels must be approved — appeal from director's determination.
Section 265.410 - License required, application, fee.
Section 265.420 - Records required, inspection permitted, records to be retained.
Section 265.430 - Federal or other approved inspection basis for exemption.
Section 265.440 - Inspector may serve two or more plants.
Section 265.444 - Stop-sale order, when — seizure of product when, appeal.
Section 265.450 - Violation basis for suspension or refusal to license.
Section 265.460 - Operation without license or selling adulterated or misbranded meat, penalty.
Section 265.471 - Rules, Federal Meat Inspection Act.
Section 265.490 - Definitions.
Section 265.492 - Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate.
Section 265.494 - Prohibited practices, required disclosures.
Section 265.497 - Inspections, department of agriculture.
Section 265.499 - Remedies not to be exclusive, certain grocery retailers to be exempt.
Section 265.505 - Duties and powers of director of the department of agriculture.
Section 265.510 - Violation, penalty for.